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Pole founder, Leo Kokkonen, has posted the final design of his company’s first eMTB, but questions remain. Here is the side view of our forthcoming e-bike. Presale starts soon. Be…

If you’re the owner of a 1st Gen Turbo Levo or Kenevo, then you should check out whether your bike is one of the 15% of bikes affected by this…

YT is finally offering an updated version of the popular YT Decoy eMTB with the latest generation Shimano EP8 drive unit. Believe it or not but it was over 2…

Maker of very fine shocks, EXT, has brought out a new e-Storia, specially designed for e-bikes: ‘Smoother, Safer, Superfaster’. Superfaster? Well, take our money. We’re sold. Hmm… let’s see if…

Specialized has revealed a new build kit option for the Gen 3 Levo, and while it might be more affordable it still isn’t cheap. There’s no denying that Specialized is…

Andorra’s Forestal has been in touch this week with news of new bikes filling both trail and downhill categories. Leading on from news that they would be offering 3 build…

Shimano has introduced a new Linkglide version of XT and Deore aimed at eMTB riders or those looking for longer durability. If you’ve been piling on the miles with your…

Pole hasn’t been shy with teasing its CNC machined eMTB, but these latest images have us scratching our heads. If you follow the Pole Instagram account you likely haven’t seen…

If you were listening to our podcast with Cairn a few weeks back, you’ll know that there was a new bike on the way. Now, here is its officially: the…

Andorran start-up, Forestal reveals 3 additional builds of the Siryon eMTB with pricing from €8299. How much will a high-end eBike cost you in 2021? Well, if you can actually…

The GT Grade was a pretty radical bike when it launched back in 2014 (the same year as grit.cx as it happens) as it looked like a road bike, but…

Pole has been teasing its CNC machined eMTB on social media giving us glimpses are a mystery motor and battery system! Here are our thoughts. Pole has a history of…

There’s a new e-bike in town: the Saracen Ariel E50, E50 Pro and Ariel E50 Elite (as here). And, while there has been an Ariel-E previously, to be honest, it…

Trek launches a new eMTB that attempts to bridge the gap between a lightweight XC experience and a powered eMTB. Meet the Fazua powered Trek E-Caliber. Trek is claiming the…

Looking for some shoes to wear while riding your eMTB? Punctuation loving* brand fi’zi:k has just the thing for you: the Terra Ergolace X2. Thanks to advancements in bike performance and…

Canyon has launched the new Torque:ON, plus the Grand Canyon:ON, Neuron:ON and Spectral:ON all get updates in the form of the new Shimano EP8 motor, plus a few spec changes.…

Monkdraker launches a complete series of electric bikes for kids with the new Play range of hardtail and full-suspension eMTBs. Late last year, Mondraker almost killed the internet with news…

It’s been a couple of years since we brought you some news about the Pivot Shuttle e-bike. Back then, there were some big changes: a move to 29in wheels, dropping…

Pace goes full eeb with the Shimano EP8 powered Pace 170e boasting coil suspension, 170mm travel and huge 726Wh battery! When Hannah published this article about which brands hadn’t launched…

Do you have an eMTB itch that can only be scratched with the most expensive and premium of bikes? Then the 2021 Santa Cruz Bullit eMTB is for you. Bringing…

Santa Cruz gives the Heckler an early refresh with new EP8 motor options and a mullet MX build available for 2021. We see fresh updates of young products all the…

Fancy new eMTB options from Vitus in the form of the 2021 Vitus E-Sommet range packing internal batteries and EP8 motors! Vitus eBikes are great value for money and get…

The Orbea Rise is another of those seemingly unintuitive developments in the eMTB journey that deliberately goes for less power both in the motor output and the battery capacity. At…

Take the latest eMTB technology and combine it with an expensive manufacturing process and you’ll build something along the lines of this €16,000 eFanes eMTB. Bikes built of CNC machined…

The UK bagged a World Champion’s jersey in the eMTB race in Leogang, Austria, in a race that was a far cry from any ‘race for has-beens’. The winner, Tom…

Liv, the women’s specific sister brand to Giant, has launched the Intrigue X E+, their first 29er electric trail bike. Whereas many other brands provide a ‘same frame, different contact…

There’s no lycra, skinny tyres or drop bars in Kilian Bron’s version of the Tour de France, only epic drone shots, and amazing riding. Kilian Bron, not only is he…

Think eMTB and you think of the extra assist the bike offers on the ups, but Focus wants you to think of the latest Focus Sam² as a bike designed…

We first tested the Cairn Adventure 1.0 quite early in its life, when the e-gravel bike was something of a rarity. Now, there is quite a choice of bikes across…

Kona’s gravity orientated Remote 160 DL receives a 15nm torque boost thanks to EP8, and a new shorter travel brother too. It’s hardly surprising that Kona has released an update…

Hot on the heels of the release of the Shimano EP8 motor are 10 new eMTB’s that use the new drive unit. The release of the EP8 is huge news…

Holy E-Grail! It’s an eGravel Bike from Canyon! With a Bosch Cx Gen 4 motor the Canyon Grail:ON promises to take you wherever you want to go. The eGravel bike…

Mondraker is launching an electric balance bike, the Grommy. Oh boy. We think this is going to get the comments section going. All kids on bikes is good, right? But…

Born in the U.S.A, this mullet-wearing Foes E-Ticket eMTB is the first 2021 bike from the legendary bike maker and it will be available as a frameset too! Foes Racing…

If you’ve been eyeing up ways to leave the car at home, that just got a little easier as Cairn announces its e-gravel bike the E-Adventure 1.0 is available on…

Shimano STEPS powered eMTB’s could are set to get a range extension thanks to new BT-E8036 630Wh batteries and 12-speed kit. You’ve probably already read the news that Shimano’s Deore…

Bernard Kerr silences those who would say eBikes are cumbersome, by throwing some serious shapes on the Pivot Shuttle. As eMTBs gain acceptance, the pro riders are discovering how much…

The Forestal Siryon is a 17.4kg eMTB with a self-developed motor, 170mm travel, carbon frame and 4G internet connection! It has been a long time coming, but finally, Forestal has…

If you’re an eMTB rider who is fed up of people calling your bike a motorbike, then I can’t wait to hear what you think of the new Intense Tazer…

Forestal has posted another teaser giving us our best look at the eMTB so far and giving us a possible launch date. Andorran eMTB/Tech brand, Forestal has released another teaser…

e-MTB fans have a few more dates to add to their calendar with the announcement of the UCI e-MTB Cross-country World Cup! Race fans will be happy to learn that…

Norco has just released its latest e-MTB. With an internal battery, 29in wheels, 150mm frame travel and 160mm forks. Press release below: Norco Bicycles is excited to announce their next…

That secretive tech/bike company, Forestal, have begun a series of teasers on social media leading to speculation that a bike launch might be over the horizon. For those of you…

Canyon expands its e-MTB range with a new hardtail, the Grand Canyon:ON. The e-MTB version of the Grand Canyon, the Grand Canyon:ON uses a Shimano E8000 motor with 504wH battery…

Some people thought it would never happen… well now it has: Santa Cruz has revealed its e-MTB, the Heckler. Based around a Bronson with re-tuned VPP suspension kinematics, the new…

Following the success of its enduro focussed YT Decoy with ‘mullet’ wheels, YT launches the Decoy 29 – an all mountain 29er e-MTB with improved climbing capability. When Andi went…

Our favourite purveyors or wacky 2wd bikes are back at it with a new twist on their AWD fat bike. That’s right, Chirstini have taken its all-terrain fat bike to…

E-Bikes are here to stay and if 2019 is anything to go by then we’re going to see even more electric mountain bikes launched in the coming 12 months than…

Radon Bikes announces a new carbon e-MTB ahead of 2020 with the latest Bosch motor system and internal battery, full details of Radon Render here. With Christmas, just days away…

If you’ve been looking at the Orbea Wild FS there are now another two options to add to your shopping list. As well as the original carbon model we reviewed…

Mondraker’s range of e-MTB now includes the 2020 Mondraker Crafty Carbon, the world’s lightest Bosch powered e-MTB. To say that Spanish bike maker, Mondraker, has fully embraced the e-Bike would…